Review: Austin shines in Pops' Ella Fitzgerald show

9:14 AM,
Jan. 20, 2013

Written by

Chris Varias
| Enquirer contributor

It was something like an Ella Fitzgerald tribute intertwined with an off-Broadway-style one-woman show.

Fitzgerald devotee Patti Austin joined the Cincinnati Pops Saturday to celebrate the music of the "First Lady of Song," delivering 11 excellent interpretations of titles associated with Fitzgerald.

It was the first performance of Austin's two-day engagement with the Pops, and the show, called "Patti Austin Sings Ella Fitzgerald," is aptly named. Austin should come first in the billing. Even though she was singing Ella's songs, Patti didn't shortchange Patti. ...